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Unit 1 – More than just tourism 1 Talk about different types of tourism (Speaking B1) Make up a dialogue at a travel agency (Speaking A2 / B1) Give a presentation on an endangered holiday destination (Speaking B1) Write an essay on tourism (Writing B1) Read an article about a new type of tourism (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with the author of a travel book (Listening B1) Boost your vocabulary: Difference between go and drive (Language in Use A2)

Phrasal verbs with go (Language in Use A2 / B1)

Unit 2 – Ecological housing 17 Talk about rooms and different parts of houses (Speaking A2 / B1) Talk about unusual types of houses (Speaking B1) Write a comment on living in an earth-sheltered home (Writing B1 / B2) Read an article about earth-sheltered homes (Reading B1) Listen to a speech on passive housing (Listening B1 / B2) Listen to a news report on Abu Dhabi’s Masdar plan (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Passive constructions with modal verbs

(Language in use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: Describing rooms and parts of houses

Describing different types of houses Talking about ecohousing

Unit 3 – Business matters 30 Speak about the power of clothing (Speaking B1) Talk about different business matters (Speaking B1) Write a proposal on choosing the best candidate for an internship (Writing B1) Write a report on bullying at school (Writing B1) Read articles on two students’ internship experiences (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with an expert on bullying (Listening B1 / B2) Practise trouble-free grammar: Phrasal verbs and prepositions (Language in use B1) Boost your vocabulary: Describing business clothes

Vocabulary for business conversation

Unit 4 – Stand up for your rights 46 Talk about the importance of human rights (Speaking A2 / B1) Give a speech about child labour (Speaking B1) Discuss about ways to make a city more attractive to young people (Speaking B1) Write an article on the importance of standing up for your rights (Writing B1 / B2) Read a newspaper article about India’s exploited child cotton workers (Reading B1) Listen to teenagers and their experiences at the EYP (Listening A2 / B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: I wish / if only (Language in use B1) Boost your vocabulary: Talking about child labour

Talking about politics

Self-assessment checklist Units 1–4 61

Unit 5 – Life in megacities 62 Speak about megacities (Speaking A2 / B1) Give a presentation on a ghost town (Speaking B1) Write a blog about living in a megacity (Writing B1) Read an article about the world’s biggest cities (Reading B1) Listen to people living in megacities (Listening B1) Listen to a documentary on Mumbai’s transportation system (Listening B1 / B2) Practise trouble-free grammar: Future tense continuous and future perfect tense

(Language in use B1) Adverbs and adjectives (Language in use B1)

Boost your vocabulary: Talking about life in a megacity

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Unit 6 – The American Dream 77 Speak about the main idea of the American Dream (Speaking B1) Discuss your dreams for the future (Speaking B1) Write a review on a short story (Writing B1) Read an article about the American versus the European Dream (Reading B1 / B2) Read an article on immigrants in the U.S. who failed to live the American Dream

(Reading B1 / B2) Listen to four famous people talking about the American Dream (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Conditional III (Language in use B1) Boost your vocabulary: Important phrases for comparing the American and the

European Dream

Unit 7 – Media rules the world 92 Talk about teenagers’ newspaper reading habits (Speaking B1) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of media (Speaking B1) Write a newspaper article (Writing B1) Read an article about the problem of e-waste (Reading B1 / B2) Listen to teenagers talking about newspaper reading habits (Listening B1) Listen to an interview with a foreign news correspondent (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Language of newspaper headlines (Language in use B2) Boost your vocabulary: Talking about newspapers

„Media“ collocations

Unit 8 – Dos and don’ts in project management 108 Talk about your time management skills (Speaking B1) Talk about the agenda for a kick-off meeting (Speaking B1) Write an e-mail on the agenda of a school project (Writing B1) Write a report on bringing back the school newspaper (Writing B1) Read an article on what makes a project prosperous (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with a successful project manager (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Linking words I (Language in use B1 / B2)

Phrasal verbs with get (Language in use B1) Boost your vocabulary: Useful language in project development

Useful language in meetings

Self-assessment checklist Units 5–8 124

Unit 9 – Faster, bigger, greater 125 Talk about world records (Speaking B1) Give a presentation on a world record attempt (Speaking B1) Write a contrastive essay on the Olympic Games now and then (Writing B1 / B2) Write a comment on the Chinese swimming team (Writing B1) Read articles on two world record attempts (Reading B1) Read an article on Chinese athletes training for the Olympic Games (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with a famous sportsman (Listening B1) Listen to the history of the Olympic Games (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Comparison of adjectives (Language in use A2 / B1)

Adjectives of size, quality and power (Language in use B1) Boost your vocabulary: Useful collocations to talk about world records

Adjective-noun collocations

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Unit 10 – Job time 143 Talk about teenagers’ business ideas (Speaking B1) Give a presentation about your school (Speaking B1) Write a report on scientific data (Writing B1) Write a letter of application (Writing B1) Read an article on the importance of small talk in business (Reading B1) Read an article on 21st century education (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with a female Formula One technician (Listening B1) Listen to two telephone conversations (Listening B1) Practise trouble-free grammar: Linking words II (Language in use B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: Useful language in business

Useful language in telephone conversations

Unit 11 – It’s all about art 160 Describe and talk about different paintings (Speaking B1) Discuss the issue of street graffiti (Speaking B1) Give a presentation on a famous piece of art (Speaking B1) Write an essay on graffiti art (Writing B1 / B2) Write a report on the results of a survey (Writing B1) Read an article on Organic Architecture (Reading B1 / B2) Read two articles on the lives of two artists (Reading B1) Listen to an interview with a graffiti artist (Listening B1 / B2) Boost your vocabulary: Describing a painting (Language in use B1)

Colour idioms (Language in use B1)

Self-assessment checklist Units 9–11 173

Listening text transcripts 174

Vocabulary reference 189

Credits 202

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